Danny Glover
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Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character, Celie in the celebrated literary adaptation of The Color Purple, and as Lieutenant James McFee in the film Witness. He had leading roles in other films including To Sleep with Anger, Predator 2, Angels in the Outfield, and Operation Dumbo Drop. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Charles Burnett's To Sleep with Anger. Also, he has had prominent supporting roles in Silverado, Witness, A Rage in Harlem, Dreamgirls, Shooter, Death at a Funeral, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Dead Don't Die, Lonesome Dove and Jumanji: The Next Level. Glover earned top billing for the first time in Predator 2, the sequel to the science fiction action film Predator. During his career, he has also made several cameos, appearing, for example, in the Michael Jackson video "Liberian Girl" of 1987. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override. Also in 1994, Glover and actor Ben Guillory founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, focusing on theatre by and about black people.
Known for
Credits
2012 (2009)
as President Thomas Wilson
Saw (2004)
as David Tapp
Shooter (2007)
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Milo
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
as Jethro (voice)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
as Roger Murtaugh
Places in the Heart (1984)
as Moze
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
as Roger Murtaugh
Legendary (2010)
as Harry 'Red' Newman
Predator 2 (1990)
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
as Roger Murtaugh
Antz (1998)
as Barbatus (voice)
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
as Stinky
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
as Inmate
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
as Roger Murtaugh
Barnyard (2006)
as Miles (voice)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
as Langston
The Color Purple (1985)
as Albert
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
as Henry Sherman
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Baltimore Bob
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Monster Trucks (2016)
as Mr. Weathers
Witness (1985)
as McFee
Silverado (1985)
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
Maverick (1994)
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Blindness (2008)
as Man with Black Eye Patch
Alpha and Omega (2010)
as Winston (voice)
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
as Hank Thompson
Extraction (2013)
as Harding
Pure Luck (1991)
as Raymond Campanella
Dreamgirls (2006)
as Marty Madison
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Uncle Russell
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as Mr. Fletcher
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as George Knox
Proud Mary (2018)
as Benny
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
as Ken Hollister
Manderlay (2005)
as Wilhelm
Extortion (2017)
as Detective Constable Haagen
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
as Slim Robinson Present Day
Beloved (1998)
as Paul D
Rage (2014)
as Detective St. John
Bat★21 (1988)
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Danny Glover
Press Play (2022)
as Cooper
Gone Fishin' (1997)
as Gus Green
Switchback (1997)
as Bob Goodall
Grand Canyon (1991)
as Simon
Beyond the Lights (2014)
as Captain Nicol
Iceman (1984)
as Loomis
Battle for Terra (2007)
as President Chen (voice)
Night Train (2009)
as Miles
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Bernie Pope
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
as Grandpa Allen
Almost Christmas (2016)
as Walter
LUV (2013)
as Arthur
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989)
as Self
Yellowbird (2014)
as Darius (voice)
Mr. Pig (2016)
as Ambrose
The Naughty Nine (2023)
as Santa Claus
Wild America (1997)
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Casting By (2012)
as Self
Andron (2015)
as Chancellor Gordon
Gridlocked (2016)
as Sully
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
as Teddy
Come Sunday (2018)
as Gilbert Pearson
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Honeydripper (2007)
as Tyrone Purvis
The Cookout (2004)
as Judge Crowley
Son of Morning (2011)
as Gabriel Peters
Gospel Hill (2008)
as John Malcolm
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Train Conductor (voice)
3 A.M. (2001)
as Hershey
Complete Unknown (2016)
as Roger
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Bernie Pope
Age of the Dragons (2011)
as Ahab
93 Days (2016)
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
The Christmas Train (2017)
as Max Powers
Bamako (2007)
as Cow-boy
Waffle Street (2015)
as Edward Collins
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
We Are Many (2014)
as Self
Memorial Day (1983)
as Willie Monroe
Donovan's Echo (2011)
as Donovan Matheson
Supremacy (2014)
as Mr. Walker
Red Wind (1995)
as Philip Marlowe
The Peace! (2005)
as Self
Down for Life (2010)
as Mr. Shannon
American Dreamer (2022)
as Jerry
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
as Jerry
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Tula: The Revolt (2013)
as Shinishi
Diablo (2016)
as Benjamin Carver
Keeping On (1983)
as Lester Traylor
Toxin (2015)
as Dr. Locke
Consumed (2015)
as Hal Westbrook
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
as Easy Money
About Scout (2015)
as Red
Freedom Song (2000)
as Will Walker
Five Minarets in New York (2010)
as Marcus
Agent Crush (2008)
as Major Rusty Gubbins
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Missing in America (2005)
as Jake Neely
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Good Fences (2003)
as Tom Spader
Hannah's Law (2012)
as Isom Dart
Mooz-lum (2011)
as Dean Francis
Bopha! (1993)
as Micah Mangena
Dead Man Out (1989)
as Dr. Alex Marsh
The Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
as Dr. Powell
Back in the Day (2016)
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
Checkmate (2015)
as Elohim
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
as Brer Turtle (voice)
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Gary
Dear Alice (2010)
as Franzis
The Bouquet (2013)
as Reverend John
Lethal Weapon 5 (—)
as Roger Murtaugh
2047: Sights of Death (2014)
as Sponge
The Drummer (2020)
as Mark Walker
John Henry (1986)
as John Henry
P.N.O.K. (2005)
as Col. Weldon
After Fact (2020)
as Self
Mandela (1987)
as Nelson Mandela
Space Warriors (2013)
as Commander Phillips
PoliWood (2009)
as Self
Highland Park (2013)
as Ed
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey (2018)
as Mr. Ocean
Double Soul (2023)
as Michael Tedeschi
Pushing Dead (2016)
as Bob
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
as Morgan
Christmas Break-In (2018)
as Ray
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Sins (2012)
as Father Leonard
The Exonerated (2006)
as David Keaton
Out (1982)
as Jojo / Roland
The Ninja Immovable Heart (2014)
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)
as Self
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
as William
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
as Self
Day of the Mummy (2014)
as Carl
The Stand-In (1985)
as Apples Finnerty
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story (—)
as Narrator (voice)
The Shift (2013)
as Floyd
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007)
as Self
Vagabonds (2017)
as Uncle Issa
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Harry
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
as George
The Real Eve (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Darkweb (2016)
as The Boss
The Children's Republic (2012)
as Dubem
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
as Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories (2017)
as Self
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
Shadows of Liberty (2012)
as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
as Walter Lee Younger
Shuffleton's Barbershop (2013)
as Charlie Shuffleton
America's Dream (1996)
as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
Chasing Shakespeare (2014)
as William Ward
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Mysteria (2011)
as Investigator
Killing Winston Jones (—)
as Washington Carver
Full Disclosure Report (2005)
as David Tapp
Boesman and Lena (2000)
as Boesman
The Lighthouse (2012)
as Duncan
Read You Like a Book (2006)
Actor
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
Caffeinated (2015)
as Coffee Lover
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995)
as Self
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
as School Director
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012)
as Self
Soldier Child (1998)
as Self - Narrator
A Place at the Table (1988)
as Mr. Scott
Birth of a Movement (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
as Joseph Holder
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? (2022)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
The Good Catholic (2017)
as Victor
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
as Father Elias
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)
Actor
Bàttu (2000)
Actor
Fats Waller Was Born Here (2008)
as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (1999)
as Host
When I See Them, I See Us (2021)
Actor
Earthed (2004)
Actor
Newbies (2025)
Actor
Strive (2019)
Actor
The Talking Eggs (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Robeson Effect (2019)
as Self
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Always in Season (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story (2019)
as Narrator
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer (1981)
as Oscar Micheaux
Grizzly Peak (—)
as Will
Rise Like Lions (2011)
as Self (Occupy Oakland)
Mississippi Inferno (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
San Francisco State: On Strike (1969)
as self
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (—)
Actor
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Agents of Change (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights (2016)
as Narrator (voice)